Apparently, when David Blaine does this trick, its called the 'Dive of Death'. When a fat tourist does it on a beach or cruise ship, its called bungie jumping.
I like the street magic. Most funny was the guy freaking out when the changed the dollar bills into hundred dollar bills. "How you do that man, how you do that???!!!"
that was the whackest **** ever. also, he tooks brakes from being upside down throughout the week to get food/water and medical checks.
I kept telling my wife they somehow screwed up - something didn't work... I just don't know what it was "supposed" to look like.
sounds like the balloons were supposed to whip him out of there really fast and make it look like he was disappearing, i suppose. whatever it was, it was a great big FAIL. Blaine's explanation
Also, the bit where he said Houdini died from being punched in the stomach is basically false, which is rather ironic since Houdini is his idol and all:The Link